# std::multiset<Key,Compare,Allocator>::merge

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template< class C2 > void merge( std::set<Key, C2, Allocator>& source ); | (1) | (since C++17)
template< class C2 > void merge( std::set<Key, C2, Allocator>&& source ); | (2) | (since C++17)
template< class C2 > void merge( std::multiset<Key, C2, Allocator>& source ); | (3) | (since C++17)
template< class C2 > void merge( std::multiset<Key, C2, Allocator>&& source ); | (4) | (since C++17)

Attempts to extract ("splice") each element in source and insert it into *this using the comparison object of *this.

No elements are copied or moved, only the internal pointers of the container nodes are repointed. All pointers and references to the transferred elements remain valid, but now refer into *this, not into source.

The behavior is undefined if get_allocator() != source.get_allocator().

### Parameters

source | - | compatible container to transfer the nodes from

### Return value

(none)

### Exceptions

Does not throw unless comparison throws.

### Complexity

N * log(size() + N)), where N is source.size().

### Example

Run this code

    #include <iostream>
    #include <set>

    // print out a container
    template<class Os, class K>
    Os& operator<<(Os& os, const std::multiset<K>& v)
    {
        os << '[' << v.size() << "] {";
        bool o{};
        for (const auto& e : v)
            os << (o ? ", " : (o = 1, " ")) << e;
        return os << " }\n";
    }

    int main()
    {
        std::multiset<char>
            p{'C', 'B', 'B', 'A'},
            q{'E', 'D', 'E', 'C'};

        std::cout << "p: " << p << "q: " << q;

        p.merge(q);

        std::cout << "p.merge(q);\n" << "p: " << p << "q: " << q;
    }

Output:

    p: [4] { A, B, B, C }
    q: [4] { C, D, E, E }
    p.merge(q);
    p: [8] { A, B, B, C, C, D, E, E }
    q: [0] { }

### See also

extract (C++17) | extracts nodes from the container (public member function)
insert | inserts elements or nodes(since C++17) (public member function)

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